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A Primer Primer

nobody@domain.com (Cal Henderson) — Thu, 30 May 2013 20:38:00 +0000

Everybody know that Primer is amazing. Emily Yoshida tries to explain why. (Contains spoilers: watch it at least once before reading)

Anti anti GMO

nobody@domain.com (Cal Henderson) — Sat, 5 Jan 2013 04:40:00 +0000

An interesting little piece on British environmentalist Mark Lynas, an early anti-GMO campaigner, who has come around after discovering science.

Restoring the subway

nobody@domain.com (Cal Henderson) — Tue, 6 Nov 2012 18:01:00 +0000

There's a great little piece in New York Magazine about the restoration of the NYC subway after Hurricane Sandy. It echoes some of the things at the start of The World Without Us about the huge level of everyday maintenance required to keep the subway system from flooding completely.

The case of the missing bees

nobody@domain.com (Cal Henderson) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:24:00 +0000

The case of the missing bees (more specially, colony collapse disorder) might have actually been solved.

28th February, 7:05 pm

nobody@domain.com (Cal Henderson) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:05:00 +0000

i went to CERN when i was in high school and james bridle is right - it's amazing

23rd August, 7:36 am

nobody@domain.com (Cal Henderson) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:36:00 +0000

reading the archive of zomgscience is worth it

3rd May, 6:38 am

nobody@domain.com (Cal Henderson) — Tue, 3 May 2011 06:38:00 +0000

not only do some crabs have blood that is blue, it's worth $15k per quart. crab blood!

30th December, 12:16 am

nobody@domain.com (Cal Henderson) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:16:00 +0000

learning science is best when you do it yourself. does that apply to other subjects?

30th November, 10:44 pm

nobody@domain.com (Cal Henderson) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:44:00 +0000

yup, the universe it pretty big. and the planck length is pretty small

7th November, 9:59 pm

nobody@domain.com (Cal Henderson) — Sun, 7 Nov 2010 21:59:00 +0000

using angled cups to drink coffee in space. go science!